Panaji: In what appears to be the defence ministry’s flipflop on expansion of the Dabolim airport, A K Antony on Wednesday said the Indian Navy has no qualms in letting it happen.
Speaking to the media after commissioning the Indian Coast Guard ship Vishvast at Goa Shipyard Limited in Vasco, the defence minister said all obstacles to the expansion have been cleared. The statement is in stark contrast to what Union civil aviation minister Praful Patel said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday—that the Indian Navy has refused to give 51 acres of land sought by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) for the project.
When asked about this, Antony said, “All hitches are over. Go ahead with the expansion project.” He, however, refused to elaborate on how much land at Dabolim the Navy was willing to hand over for civilian use.
18/03/10 Times of India
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